Coronavirus latest: More than 1,000 cases emerge in Hertfordshire after changes to data gathering

And Dacorum now has 492 too
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The total number of cases in Dacorum now stands at 492 with 4,064 in Hertfordshire.

Previous data shared by Public Health England relied solely on Pillar 1 (testing from Public Health England and NHS Hospital Trusts), but as of yesterday (Thursday) the information includes Pillar 2 (non-clinical and commercial testing).

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It has seen a radical overhaul of how coronavirus infection data is presented across the country, with hundreds of new cases emerging in individual authorities.

Across the country, there have been 283,757 infections at an increase of 576 over the past 24 hours.

And 43,995 people have died with coronavirus in the UK.